42 | LEHIGH ALUMNI BULLETIN | CLASS NOTES bridge. My son works for NBC in Southern California, and my grandson is about to graduate with an electrical engineering degree from the University of Central Florida.” Dan Bliss writes, “I am still around. Not real perky. Martha and I live in Rock Hall, Md. We have five kids living in four states from San Diego, Calif., to Mont Vernon, N.H. They have given us 10 grandchildren. Seems like yesterday they were all 6 and under. Now three are in college and a fourth starts next fall. We used to get out to visit each a couple of times a year. That’s becoming harder for us. Luckily, for almost 20 years they’ve all made an effort to visit Fourth of July week. Our Philadelphia family has a ‘get-away’ house next to us, so putting everyone up is doable. During the week, it has become a tradition to charter a boat for two hours on the Chester River and have fun.” Mike Caruso shared: “Lehigh hosted the EIWA championships without the Ivy League participating. This was historic as the EIWA was the first wrestling conference in the nation, starting with four Ivy teams in 1904. Lehigh was a runaway winner this year with four champions. “A highlight was Pennsylvania’s new Senator Dave McCormick’s acceptance of my invitation to hand out the team trophy. He spent a considerable amount of time talking with President Helble, new Athletic Director Jeremy Gibson, our coaches and many of our former wrestlers. He even took photos with some of our champions. Dave was captain of the West Point Army team in college and a two-time EIWA runner-up. The NCAAs are in Philadelphia this year, and we are optimistic that Lehigh will make a solid showing, in spite of two All-Americans from last year, Ryan Crookham and Luke Stanich, sitting out this season.” Bill Cavanagh shared, “After 30 years of home ownership, almost 15 of those in retirement, Teri and I downsized in 2024. We moved from Cape Cod, a whopping 17 miles to Plymouth, Mass., and into a brand-new, luxury apartment. We are fortunate to have interesting neighbors and three golf courses. “After we decided to cash out of our home, we quickly prepared our house for sale and got an excellent offer within a week. Immediately, we began to shed 35 years of stuff we no longer ‘needed or wanted.’ “After 10 months, we are thrilled to be in a vibrant community of people 30 to 80+, where they greet you by name, look out for each other and are fun and accomplished. Life is good!” Over the next few columns, I’ll provide updates from Adrian Corbiere, Fred Cuthbertson, Jay Golding, Bryant Griffin, Bruce Haines, Wayne Hall, George Marlatt, David Rights, D’Arcy Roper, Jerald A. Schragen, Jerry Silber and Harvey York. Stay tuned! ’68 George Klacik, 27 Oak Forest Lane, Summit, NJ 07901, gklacikjr@ aol.com, (908) 273-7850. I am still catching up on emails sent to me last year. Space limitations have precluded inclusion sooner. Norman Beamer wrote, “Upon graduation, I went to the University of Illinois to work toward a Ph.D. in physics. At Lehigh I had been involved in the Mustard & Cheese drama club, and shortly before graduation, Prof. Emrich (head of the physics dept.) warned me that I couldn’t be distracted by such nonsense in grad school. So, the first thing I did when I got there was to try out for a play, and to my surprise, was cast in a leading role. I continued to be involved in theater (more behind the scenes) and also became chairperson of the Graduate Student Association. I managed to get my master’s but was eventually persuaded by my advisor to think about something else. Not willing to go into the real world, and inspired by my student politics experiences, I enrolled in the joint MBA/Law program at University of Illinois. In the midst of that, after getting the MBA part at Illinois, I transferred to University of Michigan and got my JD there. I joined the patent law firm of Fish & Neave in N.Y., eventually becoming a partner. In 1992, they opened a Palo Alto office, and I went there. At some point, Fish merged with Ropes & Gray, and I continued as a partner in that firm. I retired in 2013 and became an administrative patent judge at the Patent Office, which I continue to do. Moved back to N.Y. in 2021. I should mention that my wife and I founded The Pear Theatre in Mountain View, which continues to do high-quality dramatic performances, where I built sets (but never acted). My son, John, studied film at NYU and lives in California.” Milt Grannatt wrote that he and his wife, Pat, celebrated with Annette and Bob Bradley, the graduation of their granddaughter, Grace, from Germantown Academy. Unfortunately, Grace is going to Wake Forest. Stuart Lipoff wrote, “My wife, Harriet, and I have maintained a home in the Boston area for the last 50 years, but 10 years ago we acquired a winter escape condo in Las Vegas and like living here so much it has become our primary home. I remain active with a technology consulting practice near full time that is a mix of services to clients in commercial business as well as to law firms as an expert witness on patent matters. I am past president of the IEEE Consumer Technology Society and remain active as a board member and conference organizer. I joined a local 100-year-old Rotary Club and have served as secretary and director of local services with a focus on supporting the local public schools. When I have free time, I substitute teach in the local public schools after having acquired a teaching license. I am a member of the advisory board of the University of Las Vegas College of Fine Arts (CFA), where they find my engineering expertise helpful in their joint venture between CFA and the UNLV engineering school, the entertainment engineering and design program. From time to time, Harriet and I serve as hosts in the USO lounge at Las Vegas airport assisting military members and their families during their travels. My commitment to public service in our new Las Vegas home continues with my membership in the Amateur Radio Emergency Service as a volunteer radio operator serving the local Office of Emergency Management, and we train weekly with the fire department to ensure readiness to serve.” Ken Wright wrote: “My wife, Theresa, and I are living at a retirement community outside of Cincinnati, as we have been for 10 years. I’ve been pestering them about living sustainability and this year they are finishing up a new community center building that has ground source heat pumps and solar on the roof to supply all electricity needed. We’re hoping it will simulate the organization to do more, but it’s slow going. I retired from GE Aviation (now GE Aerospace) in 2003 and we lived in Maryland and Virginia for a while before coming back to Cincinnati. I also keep active by sailing with a club in a nearby lake, gardening and singing with a sacred choral musical choir. Theresa has picked up quilting since she retired from teaching home economics/ life skills in Cincinnati Public Schools, and she continues to be a fantastic cook! She also founded and leads the League of Women Voters chapter at our community. We have three kids, scattered all over, one on the East Coast, one on the west and our son here in town. Only one grand, though. We had a nice visit last year from Bev and Bob Pope who now spend
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